Jean GIRAUDOUX / Chas LABORDE - Streets and Faces of Berlin Aux éditions de la Roseraie à Paris, 1930 (Aux dépens de l'artiste) - First edition of this superb portfolio devoted to Berlin, illustrated with 18 original full-page hors-text etchings, each in 2 states: one in color and one in black, and each plate in a captioned serpente. Text in French and English with 52 in-text drawings. Leaves in laced cardboard portfolio, boards covered with metallic paper, first board illustrated. Some light rubbing, very good condition overall for this porfolio which is often seen in fragile condition, a fine copy. One of 90 copies on Rives vellum with 2 states of the engravings, limited edition of 156 copies only. Large folio. (Monod, 5460).

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